jack timber
noun
: a timber (as a rafter, rib, or studding) that from being intercepted is shorter than the others with which it is used
Word History
Etymology
jack entry 1 (something smaller)
- fingerbreadths
- fingered
- fingered citron
- fingered kelp
- fingered lemon
- fingered tremolo
- fingerer
- fingerers
- fingerfish
- fingerflower
- fingerfloweres
- fingerflowers
- fingerguards
- fingerhold
- fingerholds
- fingerholes
- fingering
- fingerings
- fingerless
- fingerlike
- fingerling
- fingerling potato
- fingerlings
- fingermarks
- fingernail